Melissa writes a bi-weekly column for the GA Voice, called “That’s What She Said.”

She appears periodically on 11 Alive’s Atl & Co, hosting a game called “Headline or Hoax” and serving in roundtable discussions.

ON STAGE AND COMPUTER SCREEN:

Melissa’s professional stage debut came as Allison Haines in the World Premiere of “Angry Fags,” by award-winning Atlanta playwright Topher Payne. It was performed at 7 Stages in Atlanta in February and March of 2013.

She voices Bertrand in the Starship: Excelsior episode, “The Graceful End,” the Mantuan Female in “Guards! GET THEM!” and Nella in “A Day at the Park.”

Melissa donned a MOCAPP suit as the model for and voices a Seasonal Vendor in the video game Global Agenda, created by Hi-Rez Studios in Atlanta.

She performed Periel Aschenbrand’s “In Memory Of Imette” at V-Day Atlanta on September 26, 2007. Among the other performers that night were Eve Ensler, Kenny Leon, Emily Saliers, and Jane Fonda.

Melissa is an amateur animator, officially certified in ToonBoom software, and you can see original work on her YouTube Channel.